Citizen appoints Seddon for social homes project

The British social housing provider company Citizen has recently commissioned the construction and property development company Seddon to convert unused space in existing buildings into social housing across the West Midlands, in cities such as Coventry, Birmingham, and Worcester.

Specifically, Citizen has commissioned the delivery of some 36 new social homes at a cost of 2.1M, with the new homes themselves currently presiding within premises which Citizen already owns, including a residential tower block, assisted living homes, and even within office buildings.

As the appointed main contractor, Seddon has commenced works on the first wave of homes with the completion of the entire project scheduled to be achieved with the Spring of 2020.

The Director of Development at Citizen, Richard Whittaker stated: “Here at Citizen we are committed to building new homes in communities across the West Midlands so that we can give more people a foundation for life.

“It is great news our latest development with Seddon has started across Coventry, Birmingham and Worcester. Creating new social housing out of unused spaces in our existing buildings shows our commitment to making our properties work the hardest they possibly can to fulfil the needs for social housing across the West Midlands.

“This innovative approach also enables us to bring these vital homes to market much quicker and more cost-effectively than building from the ground up. I look forward to seeing the completed properties in spring next year.”

The Business Unit Director at Seddon, Rob Moore added: “It is no secret that social housing numbers are dwindling, with very few of these types of homes being built in the West Midlands and across the UK. The innovative approach to creating new social housing out of unused spaces in existing buildings demonstrates Citizen’s forward-thinking attitude to addressing this issue head-on while accelerating the new home agenda.

“We are able to bring these vital homes to market much quicker and more cost-effectively than building from the ground up. This project will ensure people in Coventry and Birmingham who need an affordable, high-quality place to live can have better access to social housing in their local area.”

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